Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-07
in CAMP AT HURON.
The Dakota Militia Per-
forming Its Annual Duty.

Incidents Of their Experimentation
and Better GuRs---TWo Officers
Bounced.
Camp Church, Huron, Sept. 9th 1887
Special correspondence Press and Ds-
kotaian-The Dakota national guard
has been organized for three years east
and yesterday was the first Sunday the
guards has ever spent in camp. The
day was pleasant and was observed by
the soldiers In a manner highly bene1-
cial. After breakfast at o. m. brigade
guard mount occupied an hours time.
Then brigade inspection by Dol. Town
send, OF the regular army occurred.
After inspection the soldiers spent the
time until i've o'clock p. m. as suited
them best. Some played base ball,
others played slnoh, and euchre, while
others attended regimental church servi-
ces, which were conducted by Rev. MIR.
Nash, of Fargo, chaplain OF the first
regiment, and by Father Collins. chap
lam Of the second regiment. A large
plumber Of people from the city atten-
ded these services and the addresses by
the chaplains were interesting enough
to repay them for the trouble. At taps
on Sunday evening all the boys were in
their quarters and the silence alter that
was only broken by the sentry's cry.
NEW GUNS
On Saturday the brigade received the
new consignment of ordnance in ok
change for the old, which wal shipped
to Governor Ordway in 1881. The new
guns are of the latest improved Spring
field pattern and are excellent imple-
mepts. According to the latest regula-
tion the old cartridge box is done away
with and the soldier carries his cart
ridges in q neat O .nvas belt which is very
much more convenient than the bung-
ling box. Already target practice has
begun and the guns shoot very accura-
tely.
GRUB. =,
The GRUB" question is now satisfac-
torily arranged and the soldiers live like
kings. Yesterdays dinner bill OF fare
contained oyster stew, which set the
boys in such a stew as to almost unfit
them for duty.
RIGID ~IPL
Camp Church has been conducted very
much more rigidly than In previous
encampment, especially in the matter OF
guard work. The d. N. q. consists of
boys whose purpose it is to have all the
fun possible, and frequently the affairs
in their camp are conducted about ss
the soldiers dictate. But a man who
escapes any duty, or slids by the lines
ut camp Church must indeed be wide
awake. The guard house has contained a
dozen or more prisoners every night and
the CRY of the pacing sentinel as he
shouts for the corporal of the guard has
been frequent wough to disturb the slum
bers Of the hosts who desire to sleep dur
ing the night.
DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES.
Yesterday while the first regiment was
engaged in holding divine services,
which service was being addressed by
the chaplain, the second regiment moved
from its quarters, led by the segimentai
band, to the parade ground, where brief
devotional exercises were INDUCED in.
The band on the march played quick
steps and other light music and its noise
blended with the shouts OF the officers
made it almost impossible to hear the
words OF the first regiment chaplain and
the meeting OF the first regiment was
greatly disturbed. 1his demonstration
was taken greatly to heart by Dol.
Bently, of the first regiment, who re.
CARDS il as almost an insult 20
him and to his command. Col,
Bsntly announced last night that be
would tender his resignation this morn
ing, but as nothing more has been heard
from the matter and rs Colonel Bsntly
still retains command, it is presumed
that the matter wat dropped.
HEADS CHOPPED OFF,.
Two OF the officers Of the governors
staff, Col. Brown, of Grand Forks
chief of the engineers corps, and Col
Webb, OF Pembina, have had their com
missions revoked upon charges oi
: drunkenness. It is stated that on Fri
day night these two officials visited thu
city aud lmbibed too much and tha
upon their return to camp they assumed
command Of everything and for q time
ran matters as suited them best. Thes
? two were called before the governor th
next day, and the scene which followed
is described ss being beyond descrip
ton. The governor had prepared q
order revoking their commissions whicl
he proposed to have resd to the brigad
that afternoon and 1t was only upon th'
%supplications OF Col. Brown, who beg
. ged with tears in his eyes, that th
order was not read. However, thes
!, commissions were revoked and the go'
ernor has two vacancies on his STAFF,
'r THE BEST LooKIN OFFICER.
Dol. L. O. Gale, of Canton, has bee
elected as the swell officer OF the brigad
He is naturally q handsome man an
when he appears on his iron grey charg'
"a rssplendent in gold laces and q pleasal
L. smile. the heart Of the average lac